Veterans in the news
Teen receives two-year sentence for veteran’s death
An 82-year-old UK veteran lost his life in the aftermath of being assaulted by a teen. Video footage shows Omar Moumeche, then 16, and his friends playing around an escalator and blocking it. The veteran, Dennis Clarke, approaches and talks to them. They were blocking the escalator. The teens later catch up to Clarke, Moumeche […]
Goodbye Sara… we all loved you so.
My favorite quote from Sara: “I remember when men were men and women were glad of it.” I can not begin to express our sense of loss. Our very own Ex-Ph2 has passed away. Sara was a very private person and never wanted to become a burden upon anyone. She died exactly in that manner, […]
Alexander Vindman’s brother to run for Congress
Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman, Alexander Vindman’s brother, is planning on running for a congressional seat to replace the incumbent, who plans to run for Virginia governor. Like his brother, Eugene Vindman is a veteran. He considers it important to tackle “Republican” extremism while also showing that a government could work for the people vice be the […]
Service members can leave reviews of military barracks and dining facilities
The internet has websites where customers can review facilities and services. Restaurant and hotel reviews are common, but other customer service areas are also subject to review. An Army Reserve veteran has added to the list of websites where customers can leave a review. The app, Hots&Cots, allows service members to post barracks and dining […]
Friday footnotes
Nothing big and urgent that I can see today, so here are a few quickies. First off, the House Veteran’s Affairs Committee held a hearing on the use of psychedelics like MDMA or psilocybin in treating trauma like PTS(D). Researchers for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or MAPS, have studied the safety and effectiveness […]
Senators ask the VA to stop needless foreclosures on veterans
During the pandemic, many took a COVID forbearance to defer paying mortgages in order to keep their homes despite their loss of income. Many homeowners understood that they would simply have their owed payments placed at the end of their payment timeline. Veterans were among those who took advantage of this program. However, many of […]
Army veteran allegedly threatened to kill soldiers in California
Christian Ernest Beyer, 41, was court martialed in 2021 for assault. In a separate incident, Beyer threatened a group of elderly people with a knife. After he brandished the knife, he got into his car and drove towards them. The current arrest involves a statement that Beyer made on YouTube under his own name. Beyer […]
Psychedelics to treat veterans with PTSD? Research underway…
Juliana Mercer is a Marine Corps veteran who served in both Iraq and in Afghanistan. To help address what she was going through after her return, Mercer traveled to a Central American country. A non-profit pointed the way leading Mercer to travel to where she could leverage magic mushrooms. today, she advocates for the use […]
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